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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






2. Assumptions are factors that - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real - or certain without proof or demonstration






3. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved






4. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component






5. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget






6. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






7. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.






8. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline






9. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






10. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






11. Subdivision of a phase






12. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development






13. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met






14. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts






15. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






16. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance






17. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end






18. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs






19. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






20. Calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle






21. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules






22. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals






23. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






24. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat






25. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold






26. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






27. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






28. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity






29. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives






30. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause






31. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






32. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






33. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






34. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.






35. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service






36. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase






37. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






38. Developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives






39. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date






40. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.






41. Those criteria - including performance requirements and essential conditions which must be met before project deliverables are accepted






42. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






43. Developing a detailed description of the project and product






44. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information






45. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.






46. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project






47. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments






48. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






49. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project






50. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result